Journal
CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 318-322Publisher
KOREAN COLL NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2019.17.2.318
Keywords
Affective symptoms; Alexithymia; Depression; Suicidal ideation; Homocysteine
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Objective: This study was performed to elucidate relationships between alexithymia, suicide ideation and homocysteine levels in drug-naive outpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Methods: Sixty seven outpatients with MDD with melancholic features were evaluated by the means of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Scale of Suicide Ideation, and homocysteine levels. Results: Alexithymic subjects showed higher scores on all scales and higher homocysteine levels. Regression analysis shown higher homocysteine levels and TAS-20' Difficulty in Describing Feelings dimension, in turn being associated with higher suicide ideation. Conclusion: In conclusion, alexithymic MDD outpatients may characterize for homocysteine dysregulation that may be linked to suicide ideation, regardless depression' severity. However, study limitations are discussed and must be considered.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available